Garment supporter



June 13, 1933. c. T. LA MONT GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Nov. ,l8, l93l u AAAAANAAWNAA AAA/ AAA stud is carriedby a for engaging over the stud,

Patented June 13, 1933 CHARLES T. LA MONT, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSINGARMENT SUPPORTER Application filed November 18, 1931.

This invention relates to garment supporters, and more particularly tohose supporters of the type generally employed in womenswear for holdingup silk hose, the invention, however, being susceptible'for use inconnection with all types of garters.

With the ordinary stocking supporters now on the market, considerabledilficulty is experienced therewith, in view of the fact that the tabssupporting the male portion of the stocking fastener become quicklyworn, allowing the metal portion thereof to tear the stocking. In alltypes of stocking fasteners that I am familiar with, a resilientflexible tab, and a metal loop is provided the stocking being placedheld thereon by the loop. The resilient stud in all instances isanchored to a metal back plate, which is in turn carried by a flexibletab. In some instances, the metal back plate is to the thinness thereof,the same tends exposed and owing to cut the fragile threadsof thestockings. In other instances, the metal back plate is covered by thetab, but the tab soon wears and the backplate works through the tab andtears or rips the stocking.

. In womens wear, it is customary to replace the entire garter when thetabs become worn, which naturally results in undue expense and labor onthe part of the wearer. It is, therefore, one of the primary objects ofmy invention to provide a novel means for constructing the tab of thestocking fastener, so that the same will not tear or harm the mostfragile stocking, and which can be used in conjunction with the ordinarytypes of metal loops now employed on stocking fasteners. 1

Another prime object of my invention is the provision of a stockingfastener embodying a tab having sewed in the lower active end thereof, aball, which takes the place of the usual stud, the ball being associated-with the tab in such a manner that all injury to the hose iseliminated, in that no rough or sharp edges will be presented to thestocking, even though the tab should Wear in the course of time.

over the stud and responding parts Serial No. 575,738.

Another salient object o the provision of a tab TES PATENT OFFICE f myinvention is for stocking fasteners to be used as a new article ofmanufacture, and WlllCh can be assoclated with an ordinary pair ofgarters by merely cutting the ordinary tabs away and by looping the newtab over the cross bar of the metal loop, whereby the necessity ofsewing the tab in position is eliminated.

. With these and other objects in view, the lnvention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 1s a front elevation of a tab for a stocking supporterconstructed in accordance with my invention, parts of the same beingshown broken away and in section to illustrate structural details;

Flgure 2 is an edge elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of a garter showing the ordinary tabremoved therefrom and my improved tab associated therewith;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation showing my 7 tab associated with a garterillustrating the manner; of looping or tyin tion. 7

Figure 5 g the tab in posiis a view similar to Figure 3 illustratinganother method of tying or looping the improved tab Figure 6 is a on thegarter; detailed front elevation illustrating a form of metal loop whichis particularly adapted for use in connection with my tab.

Figure 7 is a detailed front elevation illustrating one of the steps inknotting the tab over the cross that type of knot Referring to the barof the metal loop to form shown in Figures 3 and 4. drawing in detail,wherein similar reference characters designate corviews, the letter Athroughout the several generally indicates a garter tab constructed inaccordance with my invention. This tab A is adapted to be Hill-1 lizedin connection with an ordinary garter or stocking supporter G, asclearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing stituted for the ordinary stud(not shown) ordinari and is to be subtab and resilient ly associatedu'ith llm I such supporters. As shown, the garter or supporter Gincludes the elastic strap 10, which is looped through the metalconnecting piece 11 of the female or stud receiving metal loop 12. Theelastic strap 10 is ordinarily provided with an adjusting buckle (notshown in the present illustration).

As is clearly shown in Figures 3, 4: and 5, the metal connecting piece11 is secured to the metal fastener loop 12 by means of a fold ed metalband 13.

In the ordinary type of garters now on the market, the connecting piece11 carries a depending tab having secured thereto by a metal back piece,a resilient male stud and the stocking is ordinarily placed over thlsstud, after which the metal fastener loop 12 is placed over the stockingand stud. As previously described, the metal back plate of the studtears the stocking and the tab is soon rendered unfit for furtherservice.

In accordance with my invention, I utilize a novel tab and my tab isformed in a novel way, so that the same can be detachably associatedwith the metal fastener loop without sewing and constructed in such away as to not harm the stocking, even after the tab itself wears.

As shown, my tab A can be constructed from a length of fabric tape 15,and this tape can be folded intermediate its ends to provide a pair ofparallel strips 16. The ends of these strips are sewed togethertransversely at their ends as at 17, and up through sides for a slightdistance, as at 18. This forms a pocket which is placed a spherical knobor ball 19. After the spherical knob or ball 19 is placed in the pocket,the strips are sewed together transversely, as at 20, so that the ballwill be secured in place against further movement.

This ball can be made of any desired maeterial, but I preferablyconstruct the same of some substance which will not be too heavy inweight and which will not discolor the stocking. A glass sphere of thedesired size can be admirably used in connection with the tab.

These tabs can either be sold in the open market as new articles ofmanufacture to be substituted for the old tabs of garters when the samebecome worn, or can be utilized with new garters at the time ofmanufacture thereof.

Where the tabs A are utilized with old garters on the i'narket, the samecan be conveniently attached to the garter fastener in lieu of the oldtab, simply by cutting the old tab away and looping the tab over themetal connecting piece 13 of the garter fastener.

Different ways can be utilized for looping the tab over the metalconnecting piece and in Figures 3 and 4 I have illustrated one way andin Figure 5 I have illustrated anoth way. I

As shown in Figures 3, A and 7, the tab can be threaded from the rearover the connecting bar 13 and the strips 16 of the tab can be broughtover the front of the metal loop 12, after which the ball end of the tabcan be pulled down. This will effectively anchor the tab in position. InFig. 7 the tab has been threaded over the bar 13 and the side portionshave been slipped over the front of the metal loop. Obviously, when theball end of the tab is pulled down, the side portions 16 will be drawnupwardly over the front of the bar 13, as shown in Figure 3 of thedrawing.

In Figure 5, the tab is placed in position similar to the manner shownin Figures 3, 4 and 7 with the exception that the loop portion of thetab is not brought over the front of the metal loop. In this form thetab is threaded from the rear over the metal con- ;35

necting bar 13 and the ball end of the tab is passed through the tabbetween the side portions thereof, after which the ball end of the tabis pulled down. This will effectively draw the loop end of the tab inposition around the connecting bar 13 and thus tie the tab in place.

i This tab is utilized for securing the stocking in place similar to theordinary tab with the resilient stud, in that the stocking is placedover the ball end of the tab, and the stocking and ball end is insertedthrough the metal fastening loop 12 and then brought down in the narrowend of the loop. Obviously, no sharp edges are provided in the tab fortearing the stocking, and yet the stocking will be firmly held againstslipping movement.

Whilemy tab can be utilized in connection with any type of metalfastener loops now 7 on the market, I have provided a new type offastener loop with effectively utilized.

In Figure 6 I have illustrated this new type of loop. This metalfastener loop is preferably of a single length of wire 25, folded at apoint intermediate its ends as at 26 to provide the. spaced parallellegs 27, which are bent outwardly in opposite directions to provide theflared entrance portion 28. Above the entrance portion 28, the wire legsare bent inwardly and secured together by a metal fastener band 29,after which the wire is bent in opposite directions as at 30, and theninwardly as at 31 to define a bale or loop 32 through which the elastic33 of the garter can be threaded.

In use of this form of fastener loop, the tab is knotted over the metalband 29 in any preferred manner, or in the manner illustrated in Figures3, 1 and 5.

Changes in detail may be made without de parting from the spirit or thescope of thls invention, but what I claim as new is:

1. In a garment supporter the combination with a metal loop having arestricted which the tab can be portion and a connecting bar above saidrestricted portion, of a detachable tab for the metal loop including asingle length of a flexible material folded upon itself to provide apair of side portions, stitching securing the lower ends of the sideportions together to form a pocket, a knob in said pocket, the tab beingthreaded around the connecting bar with the stitched end of the tabpassed through the side portions of the tab to detachably secure the tabto the connecting bar.

2. In a garment supporter, afastener including a metal loop having arestricted portion and a connecting bar above the restricted portion,and a flexible tab including substantially parallel side portions and ahead carried by the outer ends of the side portions for cooperation withthe restricted portion of the metal loop, the side portions of the tabconstituting means whereby the tab can be knotted over the connectingbar of the loop to detachably unite the tab therewit In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in thecounty of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. e

CHARLES T. LA MONT.

